# Lockdown Mode Bypassed in New iPhone Exploit

**URL:** https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/lockdown-mode-bypassed-in-new-iphone-exploit/42057
**Category:** News
**Created:** 2026-11-06T00:27:43Z
**Posts:** 7

## Post 1 by @fria — 2026-11-06T00:27:43Z

Security researchers at [Calif](https://x.com/calif_io/status/2117720348322144733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2117720348322144733%7Ctwgr%5E297792412e2c30e518da84195c4ec730858be4e4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gadgetreview.com%2Fapples-lockdown-mode-was-supposed-to-protect-iphones-hackers-found-a-way-around-it) posted on X that they were able to exploit an iPhone 18 Pro despite Lockdown Mode, a setting that's designed to make your device more resistant to exploits.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/11/06/lockdown-mode-bypassed-in-new-iphone-exploit/](https://www.privacyguides.org/news/2026/11/06/lockdown-mode-bypassed-in-new-iphone-exploit/)

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## Post 2 by @Cyber-Typhoon — 2026-11-06T00:45:07Z

Is this a duplication of this [one](https://discuss.privacyguides.net/t/iphone-jailbreak-gets-past-lockdown-mode-and-survives-an-update/42031) or is a new case?

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## Post 3 by @Boris — 2026-11-06T01:10:21Z

Same one, and it’s actually surprising how little traction this is getting considering how insane this exploit is:

> latest and greatest iPhone 18 with the latest and greatest hardware security (MTE, CPA2)  
> fresh OS (latest patch -1 probably)  
> Lockdown mode (meant to harden Apple services)  
> gets cracked by a PDF accepted over AirDrop  
> survives updates and persists in BFU

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## Post 4 by @Vincent75 — 2026-11-06T09:27:34Z

I’m surprised; there’s very little information available regarding this vulnerability, which appears to be a first—and a significant one at that, given how heavily Apple promotes this particular protection.

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## Post 5 by @fria — 2026-11-06T12:24:17Z

Yeah it’s wild Calif has been on a roll. I’ll be interested to see how they did it once they can release the details.

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## Post 6 by @Cyber-Typhoon — 2026-11-06T15:31:45Z

@fria should we merge the threads?

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## Post 7 by @fria — 2026-11-06T16:11:10Z

This is the thread for the article I wrote about it so it’s technically different. Keeping it separate I can get corrections etc here.